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The
Latter Day Saint movement
(also called the
LDS movement
,
LDS restorationist movement
, or
Smith?Rigdon movement
) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian
Restorationist
movement founded by
Joseph Smith
in the late 1820s.
Collectively, these churches have over 17 million nominal members, including over 17 million belonging to
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS Church), 250,000 in the
Community of Christ
, and several other denominations with memberships generally ranging in the thousands of members. The predominant theology of the churches in the movement is
Mormonism
, which sees itself as restoring again on Earth the
early Christian church
; their members are most commonly known as
Mormons
, though the LDS Church now rejects the use of that name. An additional doctrine of the church allows for prophets to receive and publish modern-day
revelations
.
A minority of Latter Day Saint adherents, such as members of
Community of Christ
, have been influenced by
Protestant theologies
while maintaining certain distinctive beliefs and practices including
continuing revelation
, an
open canon of scripture
and building
temples
. Other groups include the
Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
, which supports lineal succession of leadership from Smith's descendants, and the more controversial
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
, which defends the practice of
polygamy
. (
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Selected schismatic histories
1856 daguerreotype of James Strang, taken on Beaver Island, Lake Michigan.
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
?usually distinguished with a parenthetical
(Strangite)
?is one of the several organizations that claim to be the legitimate continuation of
the church
founded by
Joseph Smith
on April 6, 1830. It is a separate organization from the considerably larger and better known Utah-based
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS Church). Both churches claim to be the original organization established by Smith. The Strangite church is headquartered in
Voree, Wisconsin
, just outside
Burlington
, and accepts the claims of
James Strang
as successor to Smith. It had approximately 300 members in 1998. An undated
FAQ
on the church's official website reports there are around 130 active members throughout the United States.
After Smith was murdered in 1844 with no clear successor, several claimants sought to take leadership of the church which Smith founded. Among them was Strang, who competed with other prominent members, notably
Brigham Young
and
Sidney Rigdon
. (
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List of selected schismatic Histories
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Orson Pratt
was a leader in the
Latter Day Saint movement
and spoke about the
First Vision
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